Toronto Eglinton Line 5 | ?m | ?s | Metrolinx | Arcadis

[thettctransitfanatic]

What date does the February board period start and end?

February 8th, This has already been a rumoured opening date since December when Metrolinx and TTC agreed to it as a possible opening date after Metrolinx had to concede it wasn't opening at the end of 2025 on their schedule and had to accept the TTC's schedule.

 

[pleaseLRT]

Hopefully the TTC is willing to open this Line mid-board period if Feb 8 is missed, just like they did with Line 6

 

[Monarch Butterfly]

Thankfully, not February 2nd. Groundhog Day.

 

[hw621]

How many pages are we going to reserve for complaints of slow speed when it opens?

 

[DSCToronto]

I received this from a source:

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Progress, Steve Munro has a few comments on it at https://stevemunro.ca/2026/01/09/will-line-5-eglinton-open-in-february/

 

[youngblood]

Progress, Steve Munro has a few comments on it at https://stevemunro.ca/2026/01/09/will-line-5-eglinton-open-in-february/

He didn’t say anything?

 

[A 6264]

Thankfully, not February 2nd. Groundhog Day.

How 'bout an opening date target of April Fool's Day?

 

[Richard White]

How 'bout an opening date target of April Fool's Day?

February 29th?

 

[hw621]

February 29th?

Better than the 30th

 

[Northern Light]

He didn’t say anything?

He posted a memo from the TTC to operators indicating that the sign-up for the February Board Period was delayed from January 14th, to January 21st (this Wednesday to next Wednesday)

The memo indicates the reason for delay as the need to create a revised board that incorporates line 5 operations.

The memo:

The Board Period begins Sunday, February 8th.

While this does not mean an opening date would be February 8th, that would likely be the preferred target. But the date would be within the Board period in question.

 

[Steve X]

He posted a memo from the TTC to operators indicating that the sign-up for the February Board Period was delayed from January 14th, to January 21st (this Wednesday to next Wednesday)

The memo indicates the reason for delay as the need to create a revised board that incorporates line 5 operations.

The memo:


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The Board Period begins Sunday, February 8th.

While this does not mean an opening date would be February 8th, that would likely be the preferred target. But the date would be within the Board period in question.

The problem is the bus network needs to run as current if the line is not opened or those routes need to be truncated if the line does open. So either the line opens on Feb 8 or the need two different schedules.

 

[christiesplits]

Given the constant switch issues on Line 6, what is the likelihood of an early February Crosstown launch?

 

[ThenWhat]

The problem is the bus network needs to run as current if the line is not opened or those routes need to be truncated if the line does open. So either the line opens on Feb 8 or the need two different schedules.

Could not the bus network stay the way it is for a month or two after Line 5 opens? That would mitigate any possible problems. As for cost, it's nothing compared to the billions wasted so far.

 

[EastYorkTTCFan]

Given the constant switch issues on Line 6, what is the likelihood of an early February Crosstown launch?

The switches on line 5 aren't in concrete and also have a different type of heater on them

 

[urbanclient]

The switches on line 5 aren't in concrete and also have a different type of heater on them

For Metrolinx, that's a task failed successfully!